What is the gender pay gap?

The gender pay gap is a measure of the difference in the average pay of men and women in an organisation, regardless of their roles. It is based on a series of pre-set calculations and can be influenced by the different number of men and women at various levels

It is different to the equal pay comparison, which looks at a direct comparison of pay between two people or more people carrying out the same, similar or equivalent work.

How is the gender pay gap calculated?

Median gender pay gap: The difference in pay between the female median and the male median, which is expressed as a percentage. A positive percentage figure indicates there is a pay gap with men earning more than women.

Mean gender pay gap: The difference in the average hourly rate of pay for all men compared with all women, which is expressed as a percentage.

Pay quartiles: Calculated by listing the rates of pay for each colleague from lowest to highest, before splitting that list into four equal-sized groups and calculating the percentage of men and women in each group.

Gender bonus gap: The difference in bonus payments paid to men and women, which is expressed as a percentage for both the mean and median calculation.

Our Results 2018

Snapshot date: 4th April 2018

MAIL SOLUTIONS UK LTD

Pay - Hourly Rate

MEAN

MEDIAN

YEAR

2018

2017

2018

2017

MS UK

24.2%

24.7%

17.8%

7.4%

Manufacturing*

15.8%

17.0%

20.3%

20.9%

UK*

17.1%

17.2%

17.9%

18.4%

*Based on data from the ASHE Survey 2017 & 2018

Pay - Quartiles

Lower Quartile

2018

2017

Lower Middle Quartile

2018

2017

Upper Middle Quartile

2018

2017

Upper Quartile

2018

2017

Pay - Bonuses

Mail Solutions UK Ltd does not pay bonuses based on individual performance to male or female colleagues.

MAIL SOLUTIONS LTD

Pay - Hourly Rate

MEAN

MEDIAN

YEAR

2018

2017

2018

2017

MS Ltd

23.5%

14.7%

24.3%

13.6%

Manufacturing*

15.8%

17.0%

20.3%

20.9%

UK*

17.1%

17.2%

17.9%

18.4%

*Based on data from the ASHE Survey 2017 & 2018

Pay - Quartiles

Lower Quartile

2018

2017

Lower Middle Quartile

2018

2017

Upper Middle Quartile

2018

2017

Upper Quartile

2018

2017

Pay - Bonuses

Mail Solutions Ltd does not pay bonuses based on individual performance to male or female colleagues.

Key Findings

The key findings across the reporting companies which explain this gap are consistently related to gender distribution across occupations and job levels. We have pay structures in place which ensure roles at equivalent levels are paid equally irrespective of gender. Our analysis shows:

Males make up a significant majority of our current workforce, which impacts our gender pay gap

A higher proportion of men are in technical and engineering jobs, which are typically higher paid

Women are predominantly in functional support roles, which are typically lower paid than technical and engineering occupations

The majority of senior management roles are held by men, in turn these are earning higher salaries

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